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The first of the five "Hallelujah" Psalms concluding the whole book; each beginning and ending with this word. The first has GENESIS for its subject; the second, Exodus; the third, LEVITICUS; the fourth, NUMBERS, and the fifth, DEUTERONOMY. See the Structure, p. 827, and notes below.
**Praise ye THE LORD** = Hallelu-JAH. App-4 .
**Praise.** Figure of speech *Apostrophe.* App-6 .
**the LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 .
**O my soul** = O I myself (emphatic). Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 .

**God.** Hebrew. *Elohim.* App-4 .

**trust** = confidence. Hebrew. *batah.* App-69 .
**man.** Hebrew. *'adam.* App-14 .
**no help** = no salvation, or saving help. Compare [Psalms 33:16](../../../kjv/psalms/33/16) ; [Psalms 60:11](../../../kjv/psalms/60/11) .

**His breath, &c.** This verse occurs in the Apocrypha (1 Mace. Psa 2:63 ); but why is it *assumed* that this verse is taken from the Book of Maccabees, instead of this verse in Maccabees being taken from this Psalm?
**breath** = spirit. Hebrew. *ruach.* App-9 . Not the same word as in [Psalms 150:6](../../../kjv/psalms/150/6) .
**returneth.** See [Genesis 2:7](../../../kjv/genesis/2/7) ; [Genesis 3:19](../../../kjv/genesis/3/19) , and compare [Ecclesiastes 12:7](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/12/7) . Ecc 104:29 .
**earth** = ground, or dust. Hebrew. *'adamah.* Not ' *erez* = the Earth.
**thoughts** = purposes, or plans.

**Happy.** The last of the twenty-seven Beatitudes in the Book of Psalms. See App-63 .
**GOD.** Hebrew El. App-4 .
**of Jacob:** i.e. the God who met Jacob ([Genesis 28:13](../../../kjv/genesis/28/13) ) when he had nothing ([Genesis 32:10](../../../kjv/genesis/32/10) and deserved nothing (but wrath, [Genesis 27](../../../kjv/genesis/27) ) and promised him everything. This title answers to the N.T. title "the Godof all grace" ([1 Peter 5:10](../../../kjv/1-peter/5/10) ). Happy indeed are all they who have this God for their God.
**Whose.** Supply the Ellipsis by repeating [Happy he] whose, &c.
**hope** = expectation.

**made heaven, and earth.** Another reference to [Genesis 1](../../../kjv/genesis/1) . Compare [Psalms 146:4](../../../kjv/psalms/146/4) . See notes on [Genesis 14:19](../../../kjv/genesis/14/19) and [Deuteronomy 4:26](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/4/26) .

**food.** Hebrew bread. Put by Figure of speech *Synecdoche* (of Species), App-6 , for food in general.
**the.** No Art. in Hebrew

**strangers** = aliens.
**relieveth.** Plenty of saving "help" here. Compare the contrast with "man", ([Psalms 146:3](../../../kjv/psalms/146/3) ), "no help".
**wicked** = lawless. Hebrew. *rasha'.*

**for ever.** Contrast [Psalms 146:4](../../../kjv/psalms/146/4) . Compare [Revelation 11:15](../../../kjv/revelation/11/15) .
**Zion.** See App-68 .

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